This peanut butter cookie cake takes my favorite peanut butter cookie base and loads it up with creamy peanut butter chips and dollops of peanut butter buttercream. You can also top your cookie cake with chocolate fudge frosting, chocolate buttercream, vanilla buttercream, or any other buttercream you prefer.
Preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Spray a 9" springform pan2 with non-stick spray. Set aside.
In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
1 and ½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter chips to disperse evenly.
½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar, ¾ cup (180g) peanut butter1, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅓ cup (57g) peanut butter chips
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until cookie dough comes together. Press the cookie dough evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 21-23 minutes until edges begin to brown. You may cover the cake with foil to prevent browning, if preferred. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack completely before decorating with frosting.
Remove cooled cookie cake from springform pan and place on serving platter. Fill a piping bag with the frosting of your choice and decorate the cookie cake. I like to use a Wilton 1M tip. If using, add sprinkles before frosting sets. Cookie cake remains fresh covered tightly at room temperature for up to 4 days. Undecorated cookie cake may be frozen, up to 2 months. Thaw in refrigerator overnight and allow to come to room temperature before decorating.
Notes
Peanut butter: I like creamy peanut butter in this recipe since it uses peanut butter chips for texture, but you can use crunchy peanut butter with the same results. Do not use natural style nut butter.
Pan: alternatively, you may use a 9" pie plate or a 8" or 9" round or square baking pan.
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.